Sandro Varejão

Sandro Varejão
Personal information
Born (1972-04-09) April 9, 1972
Vitória, Espírito Santo
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
CollegeSouthern Idaho (1993–1995)
West Virginia (1995–1997)
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1998–2007
PositionCenter
Career history
1998Grêmio Londrina
1998–1999Franca
1999–2002Vasco da Gama
2002–2003Universo/Ajax
2003Brasília
2004Universo/Ajax
2004–2006Telemar Rio de Janeiro
2006–2007Saldanha da Gama
Career highlights
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg
FIBA AmeriCup
1997 Montevideo
2001 Neuquén
FIBA South American Championship
1999 Bahía Blanca
2001 Valdivia
Goodwill Games
2001 Brisbane

Sandro França Varejão (born April 9, 1972) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. A 6-foot-11-inch (2.11 m) center, he is the older brother of Anderson Varejão and played college basketball in the United States from 1993 to 1997, initially with Southern Idaho in the NJCAA and then with West Virginia in the NCAA Division I. After going undrafted in the 1997 NBA draft he started his professional career in Brazil, where he won several titles, among them 4 national championships and a Liga Sudamericana. He is a 6-time medalist with the Brazilian national team and participated in two FIBA World Championships in 1998 and 2002.